ti ##kal itself . the founding of these two centers may have been part of an effort to impose ti ##kal ' s authority upon the southeastern portion of the maya region . the interaction between these sites and ti ##kal was intense over the next three centuries . a long @ - @ running rivalry between ti ##kal and cal ##ak ##mu ##l began in the 6th century , with each of the two cities forming its own network of mutually hostile alliances array ##ed against each other in what has been likened to a long @ - @ running war between two maya super ##power ##s . the kings of these two capitals adopted the title ka ##lo ##om ##te ' , a term that has
tikal itself. the founding of these two centers may have been part of an effort to impose tikal's authority upon the southeastern portion of the maya region. the interaction between these sites and tikal was intense over the next three centuries. a long @ - @ running rivalry between tikal and calakmul began in the 6th century, with each of the two cities forming its own network of mutually hostile alliances arrayed against each other in what has been likened to a long @ - @ running war between two maya superpowers. the kings of these two capitals adopted the title kaloomte ', a term that has